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ECD

Electron capture detector. A Ni-63 radioactive source produces a baseline electron current that is reduced when electron-affinic species (halogens, nitro groups, peroxides) sweep past. Exquisitely sensitive for organochlorine pesticides and nitroaromatic explosives.

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